Summer was ok this year

Well after finishing an awesome long weekend at my friends in Ottawa, and having perfect weather, I have concluded that summer was OK this year. It started out a little crappy with the weather and cold temperatures. that coupled with the gloomy economy made for a pretty depressing out look. But as I look back now, and see what I have done, and where I am, and where I have been, I think the summer was OK. I have managed to visit most of my old and newer friends, most of my family and get at least 15 days of golf in, so again this has been a pretty OK summer. I have my lawn in the front yard and a patio now in the back yard and I didn't pay through the nose for it, so I am getting myself ready for an even better summer next year. I may even start to price out a hot tub for the patio!

Speaking of last weekend, I had a great time at Linda and Dave's in Ottawa last week. We used to be best friends when we were in Calgary during our first posting in the military. Last time i seen them was in 1995 before I got out of the military. It has been a very long time. It was nice to catch up and continue on from where we left off. I think it rekindled a friendship that will grow forward as we keep in touch. We have already planned and booked a holiday in February to the Caribbean for diving for a week. I also was able to catch up with a few other friends this past weekend, Ollie Todd Thane and Blaine. We got out golfing for a day and other than loosing a dozen ball, it was a great day of golf! The weather was perfect, and the company even better. The only bad part of the weekend was I gained 4 lbs!

Speaking of which, I have settled back into my regular routine. I have made the commitment to stay in Regina at least for another 6 months. I will look at it again in teh new year when we are reevaluating my Contract. I found that once I made this decision my blood pressure and resting heart rate has come back down to normal. It is amazing how things affect us. I can work a stressful day at work all day and not have my BP go up, but when I start toi think about where I will be working etc, it goes through the roof.

Oh on that 5 lbs I gained in Ottawa this past weekend, I have dropped that 4lbs this week, and even a lil bit more . I have not dedicated myself the past month to loosing more weight but I have managed to do weight maintenance. So basically, I haven't lost or gained and I have eaten when and how much I wanted. So now that I know I can eat right and maintain a healthy weight, I am now forging ahead with trying to loose the 44 lbs to get me into one-derland. That basically measn 10lbs a month until New Years. I think it is very achievable and I just have to want it again. I think now that all the summer travel is over and I am now back into a steady routine, I can make this happen. There may be a couple bumps along the way but really, its not a challenge I can't achieve! All the compliments I have received on my weight loss to date has been great, now I need to work hard and achieve the second part of getting to my over all goal. I am 60% of the way there and I did that in 10 weeks. I have 13 weeks to complete the other 40%. And lets face it, I want to look good on teh beach in February!